2016

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• Genny Nelson served up dignity at the Sisters of the Road Cafe for 30 years

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 809
  Genny Nelson, 57, will retire Saturday from Sisters of the Road in Old Town after three decades of helping replace the taint of charity with dignity. She affirmed the nonprofits commitment to nonviolence and the "gentle personalism" of the Catholic Workers movement.
  13 hours ago

• A miracle out on 131st street

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 809
  For 54-year-old homeless man, the long road back from alcoholism and homelessness starts at homeless shelter hosted by a Hillsboro church.
  16 hours ago

• Sweden and Norway’s joint Euro 2016 bid fails (AP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 178
  The Swedish Football Federation says the Swedish and Norwegian governments wont fund the countries joint bid to host the 2016 European Championship. The football federation said late Wednesday the governments had declined to help municipalities fund the necessary arena investments
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• Wednesday letters: A note on homelessness

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 809
  A note on homelessness As a homeless resident of Dignity Village, aware of recent articles chronicling Northwest homelessness, I have a few things to add. While it is true that most homelessness can be attributed to alcohol, drugs and behavioral...
  2 days ago

• The Message Must Be Right

  
  Steve Hoffacker's "Home Sales Insights" — Authority: 127
  Remember when President Obama went to the International Olympic Committee to pitch the 2016 Summer Games for his beloved Chicago? Remember the overwhelming defeat ge suffered? He had the wrong message. Turns out that Chicago was never given serious consideration after the President told the Committee everything he ...
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• Special/Victims/Unit [Snap Judgment]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 810
  [ Rio de Janeiro , December 7. Image via Getty ] RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - DECEMBER 07: Women walk by a special units police officer at the entrance of a favela in the area of Copacabana where fighting between the police and drug dealers is continuing on December 7, 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is estimated ...
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• Youth get in bed together on Lennon anniversary

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  It was 29 years ago today that a lone gunman assassinated John Lennon and the anniversary was the spur behind a youth "bed in" at the COP15 conference center. Socres of young folks from around the world used the day to remember Lennons famous bed-in protest of the Vietnam War and to put their own spin on it. They ...
  3 days ago

• Brazil to seek bids for high-speed rail line

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Rio de Janeiro, Dec 8 (EFE) The Brazilian government will soon open the bidding process to build a high-speed train line that will link Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, authorities said.A meeting was held Monday between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the ministers to be involved in the project, which will ...
  3 days ago

• Brazil, Not Only For Soccer, But Golf

  
  ROI Formula — Authority: 116
  We all know the host of 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro of Brazil is a city full of football players and fans. Pele and Ronaldo are heroes to generations of Brazilian sports fans. Tiger Woods may be next.Golf is one of the fastest growing sports in this soccer-mad country. Brazilians of all ages, incomes and social ...
  3 days ago

• Thank you, EPA: U.S. solar companies

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  Many businesses chafed on Monday at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s declaration that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health. But executives at the two largest U.S. solar power companies took a shine to the statement, which clears the way for federal regulation and came as a global climate ...
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• Fossil of the Day Award: And the winner is…

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  The UN Conference on Climate Change is a weighty gathering of serious folks looking for a way to cut carbon emissions. Its also a great place to bring some much-needed humor and along the way hammer a few perceived laggers in the fight against global warming. Enter the Fossil of the Day Awards, a tongue-in-cheek ...
  3 days ago

• Icebergs, Copenhagen hot topics in Southern Ocean

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  The Southern Ocean is toying with us, like some killer whale tossing its prey before devouring it. The small French research ship l’Astrolabe is being battered by 55 kmh (35 mph) winds and tossed like a cork in icy, three metre (9 feet) waves. Many onboard have retreated to the safety of their bunks where, ...
  4 days ago

• Parkas, hats, gloves and scarves for just another day or two in Portland

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 809
  With even colder weather forecast, area homeless shelters expect to be busy
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• More treatment for Chicago’s first lady - Chicago Tribune

  
  Beijing 2008 Stadium — Authority: 143
  More treatment for Chicagos first lady Chicago Tribune … the Daleys have traveled the world extensively, including an October trip to Copenhagen as part of the citys bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics . … and more » Continue….. Sabres Miller Has His Best Year at Best ...
  5 days ago

• Nike Cross Nationals 09: Its Lutz and Boerne! by Larry Eder

  
  RunBlogRun — Authority: 431
  Craig Lutz takes the hard fought win over Elias Geydon (second) and Joseph Rosa (third), photo by Kirby Lee/Images of Sport for NXN In the sixth version of the NXN, the individual race was almost as fascinating at the team race! A pack featuring Craig Lutz, Elias Geydon, Joseph Rosa, his twin, James Rosa, Sherod ...
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• Rudi does Rio

  
  Fausta's Blog — Authority: 142
  Giuliani To Provide Security Consulting For Rio Olympics Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s consulting firm is being hired by the city of Rio de Janeiro to help make the city safe for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Giuliani visited a slum in Rio on Friday and praised the city’s efforts to bring order to ...
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• Things That Seem Like Useless Ideas: Giuliani to Serve as "Security Advisor" for Rio 2016 Olympics

  
  Alterdestiny — Authority: 141
  I really dont understand what Brazil hopes to get out of an ex-mayor who A) wasnt terribly competent or able before or in the wake of 9/11 (the one thing that would give him any claim to "legitimacy" on security matters); B) has an appalling record in dealing with poverty (something that is a characteristic of ...
  6 days ago

• A Second Act Is Proposed for Chicago Hospital Campus

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  A panel recommended that a site, designed by Walter Gropius and once slated to be part of the city’s failed bid for the 2016 Olympics, be placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  6 days ago

• Taking the Tesla for a spin

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  We took a short spin in a Tesla to see what an all-electric sports car was like. The Roadster Sport wasn’t totally silent, but it wasn’t loud — and it was fast (zero to 60 miles per hour in under 4 seconds). We got lots of looks, too. Tesla calls it “performance with a clean conscience” but building the ...
  6 days ago

• U.S. says no to Arctic fishing

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  (Reporting by Yereth Rosen in Alaska) There is currently no commercial fishing conducted in U.S. Arctic waters, and now there won’t be: a formal ban on commercial seafood harvests in U.S. waters north of the Bering Strait went into effect on Thursday. Environmentalists and fishery managers applauded the move as a ...
  6 days ago

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